The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-23
PERISHING In THE COLD.
MEN IN SEARCH OF COAL sue
CUMB AND DIE ON THE WAY.

tied and Sucoor Almost Unobtain-
able.
CHICAGO, Dec. GA special to the
Daily Netcs from Topeka Kan, says:
''Mr. j. r. Hazletine, a banker of johnson
City, on the frontier, is in the city. He
reports that farmer named L. c. Clark,
living near Montey, Grant county, left his
family at home Monday to go to Hartland
the nearest railroad point for the purpose of
getting COAL his family being entirely with
out fuel He left Hartland late Monday
evening with his coal, and next morning
was found six miles from home lying by
tho side of his horses frozen stiff. The
animals were also frozen, and all of the
bodies wore partly covered by snow
Clark's wife and three children had in the
meantime nearly perished, and had only
saved themselves from death by
leaving their shell of house
and taking refuge from the biz
zard in a cave. Two deaths are reported
from Greeley county, situated on the Colo
RADIO line. A brother and sister named
Robert and Sarah Holseapfel who lived on
a claim in an unsettled portion of the coun-
ty, found themselves without fuel Sunday
evening.
BURNED A SHED.
"Thev tore down a small shed to burn the
lumber, and that night all but a small
amount which they had themselves burned
was stolen from them. Early in the morn
ing the young man went to the town of
Horace, about seven miles distant, and sue
ceeded in getting 200 pounds of coal late in
the afternoon. Being obliged to travel
against furious wind then blowing he did
not reach home until nearly midnight. His
limbs were then numb, and be was so ex-
hausted that it was with great difficulty
that he gained entrance TO the house. He
found his sister in bed insensible and almost
stiff She had been without fire all day,
and the poorly built house afforded her
little protection. Although the young man
was almost frozen himself no tried to revive
his sister, but to no avail.
FARMERS FATE.
Another death, reported from Greeley
county, is that of farmer GO years old,
whose name cannot be learned. He lived
alone and was not only without fuel, but
without food. Being a recent settler in the
country, he had no acquaintance.
"a widow named REILLY and her two
children perished in the storm Monday
night near Dighton, in Lane county. They
were without fuel and the storm came so
suddenly upon them that they were unable
to get il. The woman's Oldest son started
| out in the storm to get coal. He was over
come by the intense cold, but fortunately
wandered to the house of a neighbor He
was unable to speak and his arms, feet and
ears were frozen. By strenuous efforts his
life was saved although he will probably
lose his feet.
ON THE INDIAN TERRITORY LINE
"There are also reports of great suffering
in Clark county, on the Indian Territory
line. family of four were travelling over
land, and being but ten miles from home
and several miles from any other house, de-
termined to reach home that night in spite
of the terrible storm. The horses were
overcome, and the family was OBJ iged to
abandon the horses and wagon, and walk
several miles to the nearest house. A 2
year-old child froze to death in its fathers
arms before shelter was reached. The Others
reached the house badly frozen.
"The condition of the people in Western
and Southwestern Kansas is very bad
This part of the State has been only re-
Gently settled, and some of the counties are
still unorganized. Nearly all the people
settled or government claims and were
without money, depending entirely on the
crop to be raised this fall. The crops
proved q total failure because of the
drought, leaving the people as general
thing destitute. As a general thing the
people live in rudely built huts which
afford very little prOtecnon.
THE SITUATION IMPROVED.
A special to the Daily Ne,Os from Topeka,
Kan., says ''The situation in Western
Kansas has greatly improved during the
past twenty-four hours. The weather has
being increased. Twenty carloads
were shipped to-day from the Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fe Company's mines in Col
orado, which will be distributed at once
to the towns most in need of fuel.
This, it is believed, will supply
the destitute localities for one week, and
railroad officials think by that time
Every effort is being made by the company
to get coal from the mines"
PERIsHED WHILE BRINGING COAL.
LINCOLN, NEB, Dec 22.-It is believed
that the reports of the blizzard sweeping
over Western Nebraska will show that n
number If lives were lost in the storm.
Owing to the distance from the railroad of
the new and more unprotected homesteads
and settlers, the facts cannot be
known for several days In the re-
Gently organized county Of Per-
llins the death of man and boy is re-
ported. They were attempting to make
their ranch, twenty miles from Ogallala,
when the storm overpowered them. Both
were frozen to death. Another man named
John Grant, VINO had been on railroad con
struction work on the Black Hills extension
of the Burlington and Missouri river road,
was found dead mile out from his camp
On the Kansas liue no dead have been dis
covered, although the suffering is reported
as very severe.
IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
GARDEN CITY. KAN, Dec. 22.--In con-
versation with representatives of eleven
counties Of Southwest Kansas, the Sentinel
to-day learned that in those counties there
has been no more suffering from the cold
snap than is usually experienced by people
who are provided against such emergencies
by clothing, food and fuel. No deaths have
been reported from cold, and the people are
well provided with food and fuel, the coal
famine having come to. and end about two
weeks ago.
MoDERATING IN KANSAS.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22.-The weather
continues to moderate in this city and in
the State of Kansas. Tonight the thor
mometer is % above zero, and is slowly |
rising. Encouraging reports are coming
from the West, which go fer to remove the |
impression which seems TO have gone cut that |
there Is extreme suffering in Kansas from |
lack OF food and fuel While there have |
undoubtedly been isolated cases of death |
from exposure, and instances of individual |
suffering from a scarcity OF provisions or |
coal, there is no doubt that the con-
dition of affairs has been greatly exag
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